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Steve Yemm vs Ian Lavery

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Steve Yemm and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 496 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 17 different votes 496 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

91.7%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
583
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
297
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
286
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
117
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,690
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£179,690
21% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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